In March of 2024 at Mozingo Lake, work began along the northeast shoreline to replace invasive trees and plants with native wildflowers and grasses.
Park director Jordyn Greenhaw says this is the first summer that the wildflowers are in bloom.
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The 30 acre restoration, located near the intersection of Lantern Road and 230th Street, is part of a long term 244 acre wildlife management plan.
Greenhaw says the removal of the invasive trees and plants also improves the quality of the water in the lake.
And there is a maintenance plan to prevent the return of the invasive plants and trees.
The city of Maryville paid 25 percent of the cost of the project, with 75 percent coming from the Missouri Department of Conservation.
The seed for the wildflowers and grasses came from The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Foundation.